PURPOSE: Both malnutrition and frailty are associated with adverse treatment outcomes. Malnutrition (risk) and frailty are each commonly present in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). However, their coexistence and association is unknown. Main goal of this study is to determine the coexistence …

The project for the former industrial HaCas-Verschuren site in Tilburg is a case study of a biobased transformation, which will turn a polluted environment into a paradise for living. The organic regeneration of the site requires a long-time span, which is also used for a long-term strategy to grow natural …

There are many myths and concerns surrounding Robotic Process Automation (RPA) which stem from automation fears. If not carefully handled, apprehension could turn to resistance to change, thus leading to implementation failure. Thus, the research aims to investigate the employee viewpoints on change …

The purpose of this thesis is to find a solution to the absence of a story and the lack of cohesion in the Spider Tanks game. A narrative has been created to build the world of the game in order to ensure consistent design decisions, which in turn leads to visual consistency. The product uses embedded …

In the alchemy of the 21st century, the dream of yore - to turn lead into gold – is now to create mental faculties (mind), for example in CPUs. Every university and tech company focuses on living technology, on artificial intelligence, with real brainpower, to make autonomous decisions based on a built-in …

Archives are, more than ever, organizational and technological constructs, based on organizational demands, desires, and considerations influencing configuration, management, appraisal, and preservation. For that reason, they are, more than ever, distortions of reality, offering biased (and/or manipulated) …

This applied research project aims to generate a better understanding of the effects of heatwaves on vulnerable population groups in the municipality of The Hague, and suggests ways in which the municipality can help such groups to cope with these heatwaves. The research was performed as a cooperation …

Data is driving a broad digital transformation in our current society and business world, which in turn drives the demand for data savvy young professionals. Education needs to cater to this surging demand in society and business. Therefore, in this research, we attempt to answer the central research …

Summary Self-managed shelters claim that participants who have been homeless, are better able to run a shelter than regular providers. Little research has investigated self-managed shelters. In this paper we described the experiences of participants and peer workers with empowerment processes in Je Eigen …

Assigning gates to flights considering physical, operational, and temporal constraints is known as the Gate Assignment Problem. This article proposes the novelty of coupling a commercial stand and gate allocation software with an off-the-grid optimization algorithm. The software provides the assignment …